Sunday, November 21, 2021

“She however got a strong letter from the President to the Sec’y of the Interior in my favor. I shall present it tomorrow.”—Horatio Nelson Taft

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1861. Cloudy morning but rather a pleasant day. I have been engaged most of the day at home, heard the boys recite their lessons. Went to the Ave, bot some oil cloth for our Parlor stove and cut it down to fit. Wife went up to the Presidents to see Mrs Lincoln, [...]

Diary of US patent clerk Horatio Nelson Taft.